100+ Free GACE Physics (718) Practice Questions

Mechanics (Test I, Subarea I)

Kinematics with vectors and scalars, linear, projectile, circular, and rotational motion, reference frames, Newton's three laws, friction, simple harmonic motion, Newton's law of universal gravitation, weight versus mass, Kepler's laws, fluid mechanics, energy, work and power, simple machines, momentum and impulse, conservation laws, elastic and inelastic collisions, and rotational dynamics. This subarea is 60% of Test I.

Thermodynamics, Atomic and Modern Physics (Test I, Subarea II)

Temperature scales, heat and specific heat, calorimetry, thermal expansion, heat transfer, energy forms and transformations, phase transitions and latent heat, kinetic molecular theory and the ideal gas laws, the laws of thermodynamics, the Carnot cycle and efficiency, atomic and subatomic structure, atomic models and spectra, radioactivity and nuclear reactions, fission and fusion, and modern physics including the photoelectric effect, wave-particle duality, relativity, mass-energy equivalence, and the uncertainty principle. This subarea is 40% of Test I.

Electricity and Magnetism (Test II, Subarea I)

Electric charge and Coulomb's law, charging by conduction and induction, electric field and potential, Gauss's law, conductors, insulators, semiconductors and superconductors, current, resistance and resistivity, Ohm's law, energy and power, DC and AC, capacitance and inductance, series, parallel, and combination circuits, Kirchhoff's laws, ammeters and voltmeters, batteries and generators, magnetic fields and forces, the right-hand rule, and electromagnetic induction with Ampere's, Faraday's, and Lenz's laws. This subarea is 40% of Test II.

Optics and Waves (Test II, Subarea II)

Transverse and longitudinal waves, amplitude, wavelength, frequency, period, and speed, superposition and standing waves, reflection, refraction, Snell's law, dispersion, total internal reflection, diffraction, interference, polarization, resonance, harmonics, beats, the Doppler effect and redshift, electromagnetic waves and the spectrum, geometric optics with mirrors and lenses, and the characteristics of sound. This subarea is 32% of Test II.

Scientific Inquiry, Processes, Technology, and Society (Test II, Subarea III)

Scientific inquiry processes, experimental design with controls and variables, the nature of scientific knowledge and peer review, major historical developments and figures in physics, impacts of physics and technology on society and the environment, energy use and renewable versus nonrenewable resources, laboratory data collection and analysis, units, conversions, scientific notation, significant figures, error analysis, accuracy and precision, and laboratory safety. This subarea is 28% of Test II.